"Oh my God, how much magic power does Duke have?" Even though Duke told him early in the morning, Llane still didn't believe it.
Beside Llane, the last master Palace Mage sighed and said, "Your Majesty, if it were me, I could probably only support half of the area."
Llane, Anduin and Bolvar were moved again in an instant.
This means that Duke's magic power far exceeds the level of ordinary master Mages?
On the shore, everyone gasped. Looking at the huge piece of floating ice, everyone knew that this was the ark that was carrying them away.
But, if you stand there for too long, will you freeze to death?
It was the height of summer, and while it was nice to play with ice cubes, the chill emanating from them still made people a little timid.
"Everyone, move aside." Over there, Windsor was already directing Duke's private soldiers to do their work.
A large number of people rushed forward and covered the ice with the hay that had been piled up on the dock. The hay not only blocked the cold air well, but also prevented people from slipping when walking on it. In addition to the hay, there were even fences to prevent people from slipping...
These elite soldiers and generals of the Stormwind were completely dumbfounded.
Well, it's really cool and magical!
Duke walked more than 500 meters, and after the ice extended to 600 meters, he stopped. Looking at the pile of extremely dim mana gems in his hand that had lost their magical light, Duke couldn't help but smile bitterly. If any of these high-quality mana gems were leaked, the usually high-handed mages in Dalaran would run over like dogs to grab them.
Just two of them can buy the allegiance of a archmage.
If all the mana gems used tonight were used to bribe people, this would be at least the price of the Morningstar Mage. Well, Kel'Thuzad, who will become a great lich and join the Filthy King in the future, is at this level.
However, Duke used them all to play with.
Duke didn't think it was a pity. Human life could never be measured by money. Leaving these 50,000 elite soldiers behind would have a significant impact on the entire situation.
"Old Mac, you have worked hard all your life to protect the Kingdom of Stormwind. Now that I have used your fortune to save so many people, you should thank me."
Of course Duke himself didn't have that much mana, but after using up the mana gems that Medivh left in Karazhan, he managed to accomplish this miracle.
In order to prevent the ice from cracking, Duke used his unparalleled magic control to separate the ice into three layers. The top layer carries people, and the middle and bottom layers are for support.
Finally stopping, Duke waved from afar and shouted, "Everyone come up."
In the hazy night, brilliant light of light blue flickered, setting off the Stormwind City dyed red by blood and flames, forming a very magical, unique and strange landscape.
The cold air began to condense, and the light reflected from the ice surface formed a dreamlike beauty - the magical beauty of the huge ice ship made everyone forget the sense of loss of the fall of the capital and focus their minds on this surreal dream.
Under the command of commanders at all levels, 50,000 troops marched orderly along the dock and boarded the ice ship.
There were whispers of discussion in the air.
Of course, the biggest topic of discussion is how this huge ice ship will move?
"Is Duke going to create a few huge sails out of thin air? How to control them?" Llane asked Anduin in a low voice.
"How should I know?" Lothar rolled his eyes.
When Duke first proposed to use ice boats to transport soldiers during the secret meeting, it sounded very grand. But in fact, when it came to the actual situation, no one had studied how such a large ice boat could be transported.
The high-ranking officials only knew that without the last 50,000 elite soldiers, they could not even delay the time. If Duke could rescue all these people, it would be a waste of money. Even if the orc army was burned by a fire, according to the imagination of Llane and others, the worst that could happen was to let the fleet transport more trips, and run as many as possible.
Agreed to Duke's plan simply because there was no better way.
Out of trust in Duke, no one asked about the details.
Then, they had their moment of miracle.
Duke took out a strange conch shell engraved with runes and blew it.
A dozen seconds later, thousands of bubbles began to bubble up from the originally calm sea surface.
A group of something is emerging from the seabed.
Although everyone was mentally prepared, they all felt relieved after seeing those ridiculous and huge eyeballs.
Thousands of murlocs.
They floated up from the bottom of the sea in a disorderly manner. In some places, there were so many mermen that you didn't have to worry about falling into the sea when you stepped on them. In other places, there was not a single merman to be seen for dozens of square meters.
The burly male Naga quickly climbed onto the ice with large bundles of ropes on his shoulders.
There are sharp hooks tied to the ropes, and the male Nagas chisel these hooks down and fix them to the ice surface.
At this time, the Naga priest Wala came, still with four crystal round arms crossed on shoulders, and bowed, but this time his head was bowed even lower.
"Great master, Zjara Avis is at your service."
Duke waved his hand and said, "Let's go!"
The male Naga held a huge hammer and smashed it hard on the connection between the dock and the ice ship. Soon, a loud clattering sound was heard, and the last connection between the ice ship and the land was separated.
Wala pointed both of his right arms toward the dark distance and uttered a sharp and majestic voice: "Gaohaladuoh... (You lowly fishmen, for the great Lord of the Ocean, Lord Hashirama- pull the boat)!"
Just like a tug-of-war, nearly a hundred fishmen pulled a rope and pulled it out with all their might. Thousands of splashes of water suddenly rose on the sea.
It started very slowly, but eventually I began to feel movement.
In the distance, the mountains blurred in the darkness of the night and the torch-like Stormwind City seemed to move.
Everyone knew that what was moving was not Stormwind City or Stormwind Harbor, but the ice ship under their feet.
The frightened soldiers finally responded.
"Woo woo woo!" The veterans burst into tears. Some of them had lived in Stormwind since they were born. Not only them, but also their fathers, grandfathers, and ancestors from countless generations ago all lived in Stormwind.
Now, even if it was a glorious retreat, they still couldn't suppress the loss in their hearts.
Before, their lives were uncertain, but now that they were finally sure they were safe, they no longer had to control their emotions.
"Wuwuwu——" wailing sounds rang out in the team.
To the soldiers of Stormwind, under siege by hundreds of thousands of fierce orcs outnumbering ten to one, they inflicted heavy damage on the enemy and then retreated. But to the militiamen, garrison members, and even civilians who were not soldiers until recently, it was a fairy tale - a magical fairy tale!